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Re: Responding to a job rejection letter

Originally Posted by probus

I suggest that there is no point in replying to a rejection letter.

You have not been chosen. That's it, it's all over, nothing more to be said.

I disagree. I would always encourage people to ask for feedback after an unsuccessful application, especially if the application went as far as having an interview. You can get valuable feedback on, for example, your interview technique which might prove incredibly helpful in future applications.

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Re: Responding to a job rejection letter

Originally Posted by emsr2d2

I disagree. I would always encourage people to ask for feedback after an unsuccessful application, especially if the application went as far as having an interview. You can get valuable feedback on, for example, your interview technique which might prove incredibly helpful in future applications.

Speaking as a person who has hired dozens of people and failed to hire many hundreds more, I would never respond in any useful way to somebody who sent me a reply to a rejection letter. The thing is, there would be no benefit to me in trying to help the applicant and there would be considerable risk of provoking litigation or other complaints to governmental authorities.

But perhaps you and Dominoes live in a kinder, gentler and less litigious place than I. I hope so. It would be nice to live in a place like that.

Re: Responding to a job rejection letter

Within an organisation, I would give feedback on why an internal candidate has not been selected for promotion. Such feedback is useful career guidance. Like probus, I would never give feedback to other applicants.